From Beatbox CommunityFor the second Challenger Cup running, the draw meant almost nothing. Duzzy came in at #128 with an even 5–5 record and left with a first title at #106.
The bracket
- Quarterfinal — Cipher (unranked) def. TMY (#137)
- Quarterfinal — Zappy (#136) def. Shishone (#126)
- Quarterfinal — Duzzy (#128) def. Zak (unranked)
- Quarterfinal — 1nter (#223) def. VOX (#118)
- Semifinal — Cipher def. Zappy
- Semifinal — Duzzy def. 1nter
- Final — Duzzy def. Cipher
The champion went out first
VOX arrived as the June Challenger Cup winner — #122 after that title, and #118 by the time this one came around — and lost the opening battle to 1nter, ranked #223. A 105-place gap, and the reigning champion was out before the semifinals.
An unranked finalist
Cipher had no ladder ranking at all going in. Two wins later — over #137 and #136 — Cipher was in the final and entered the rankings at #159.
What the night changed
- Duzzy — #128 → #106, record 5–5 → 8–5, win rate 50% → 62%, first title
- Cipher — unranked → #159, 2–1 on debut
- 1nter — #223 → #179, the biggest upset of the night
- Zappy — #136 → #122, a semifinal in each of the last two events entered
Full results on the event page.